A bunch of pro-Hamas protesters has blocked a number of roads resulting in John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport in Queens, New York, throughout one of many busiest journey instances of the yr.
The protest, inflicting important site visitors delays, has turned the post-holiday journey interval right into a journey nightmare for a lot of vacationers as they return from vacation holidays.
Port Authority Police are actively responding to the scenario, with a number of arrests reported as protestors proceed to hinder entry to the airport.
The protests have compelled vacationers to undertake extraordinary measures, with some seen navigating the blockades on foot, baggage in tow, in determined makes an attempt to make their flights.
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DEVELOPING: Professional-Gaza “protesters” illegally block a number of roads into JFK Airport in New York Metropolis throughout one of many busiest journey weeks of the yr.
These individuals are home extremists. pic.twitter.com/xSTTOymnhZ
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) December 27, 2023
Final week, the extremist group additionally focused O’Hare Worldwide Airport in Chicago, however no arrests were reported.
Yahoo Information reported:
A virtually 100-car caravan led by the group “US Palestinian Neighborhood Community“ confronted state lawmakers and briefly shut down each side of I-190 Saturday afternoon in assist of Palestine.
The caravan’s first cease was at Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky’s dwelling in Evanston, based on the group’s Instagram web page.
Protesters then went to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin’s dwelling in Chicago, shouting chants of “Long live Palestine!”
The senator did come outdoors to talk with protesters. Within the group’s Instagram video, Durbin did say “… I will do more,” however didn’t present many particulars.
For the third cease, the caravan went towards O’Hare International Airport and disrupted site visitors on I-190 and Manheim Highway. Either side of the roadway had been briefly shut down and site visitors was at a standstill.
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Professional-Palestinian Protesters block freeway close to O’Hare Worldwide Airport throughout afternoon site visitors on the Christmas journey weekend … 12-23-23 … The doorway to O’hare was fully blocked off with protesters shutting down the street into the airport#ChicagoScanner… pic.twitter.com/G5XQwKzXCO
— SubX.Information (@SubxNews) December 24, 2023
